Those who said: they are not to be separated

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The make-up fasts of Ramadan are to be kept consecutively.

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to order that the make-up fasts of Ramadan be kept consecutively.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Whoever has fasts of Ramadan outstanding should keep them consecutively and should not separate them.

Urwah said: He should keep the make-up fasts of Ramadan in succession.

Hisham bin Urwah said: If he is healthy, he should keep the fasts in succession (without breaking them up).

Ibrahim said: The predecessors used to say: The make-up fasts of Ramadan are to be kept consecutively.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: He should make them up in the same way as they were missed.

Al-Hasan used to like that the make-up fasts of Ramadan be kept consecutively.

Al-Sha'bi said: I prefer that the fasts be made up in the same way as they were missed.

Muhammad (bin Sirin) said regarding the make-up fasts of Ramadan: It is preferable to me that he keep them in the same way as he missed them.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If he wishes, he may keep them in succession.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam about making up Ramadan, and he said: Keeping them consecutively is better in my view.

Al-Qasim said: Keep the make-up fasts of Ramadan consecutively, unless some excuse arises, in which case it is a different matter.

Ata said: Making up the Ramadan fasts consecutively is more beloved to me, and if he keeps them separately, that suffices him.